Seven puppies who had
been in the home of Ashley Council, a student part-time
clerical employee of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital,
were found beaten to death in a box bearing a shipping
label addressed to Ashley Council. A steel pipe was
found on top of the box.

The
petition calls for the Athens-Clarke County DA to
vigorously prosecute and seek maximum penalties, with
provisions that Ashley Council be forbidden to ever own
or work around animals.

"If convicted, Council
faces up to five years in prison and a $15,000 fine per
felony count."